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The peculiarity here is how little this documentary differs from the average pop hagiography
Lego
Grafton Street premises available to let for €500,000 per year
Former Ted Baker fashion store comprises 405sq m of retail accommodation
Sales surge helps Lego build green credentials
Lego secures 'immense' toy market as first half revenues increased by 13% to €4.2 billion and operating profit rose by 26%
Senior baseball: Varadkar gives it Sox on guided tour of Boston ground
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First Look: Lego’s Bricktionary interactive exhibition opens in Dublin
Some sculptures featured in the exhibition are made from thousands and thousands of Lego bricks and pieces
Lego halts plans to make oil-free brick in a setback for sustainability
World’s biggest toymaker says new material made from recycled bottles would have bigger carbon footprint
Lego suffers steepest fall in profit in almost two decades
Danish toy group’s sales stagnate after pandemic growth spurt
A family trip to Legoland UK: Eighty million bricks, models galore and fun for all
A dual theme park trip in the UK has plenty to offer kids of all ages (and their parents)
Second Lego store to open in Dublin later this year
The popular brand opened its first store in the Republic on Grafton Street last year
You don’t need to be artistic to work in the creative arts sector
Creative industries need people to mastermind projects and business types who keep the commercial side humming
Premium sportswear brand Castore to open store on Grafton Street
Official FAI kit supplier to Irish women’s and men’s football teams to occupy high-profile location at junction with South Anne Street
Dublin Lego store recorded sales of more than €4m last year
Grafton street shop opened to huge crowds in August 2022 and has translated customer enthusiasm into revenue
‘I’m a Lego artist. People say your work can’t possibly be art because it’s Lego, but art is art’
Jessica Farrell struggled to find her medium until her hobby turned into her career
Profit growth slows at Lego amid ‘extraordinary’ cost pressures
Danish company, which opened first Irish store last year, opened 155 retail outlets in 2022
We are starting to see the shape of the post-Covid city centre
Hybrid working has led to much quieter office districts and the suburbs are exerting a greater pull
Back from the brink: Grafton Street rebounds as high-end retailers vie for pitch
Ireland’s leading shopping street was battered by Covid and online rivals. Big brands are giving it a new lease of life – in return for a financial reset
Ciarán Hancock’s Christmas Business Quiz – the answers and winners
Winner receives midweek overnight stay at the Muckross Park Hotel & Spa in Co Kerry
Grafton Street gearing up for opening of new wave of retailers
Numerous international brands now vying for pitch in Dublin’s premier shopping area
Mock Lego cladding on facade of new Grafton Street shop blocked by council
Danish toy giant opening first Irish shop this summer
Lego to open first Irish store in Dublin’s Grafton Street
New store will be open in summer, bringing Danish company’s new retail concept
UK’s Team17 acquires Dublin-based StoryToys for €22m
StoryToys chief says Team17 is the ‘perfect home’ for the app developer firm
Everyone Is Awesome: Lego launches its first LGBTQ+ set
Rainbow-themed creation features 11 new minifigures striding towards brighter future
Lego records fastest growth in 5 years on back of digital shift
Sets blending physical bricks with Super Mario games propel profits
Lego Vidiyo: Children will love this app so be prepared to lose your phone to it
App allows kids of all ages to create own music videos starring a line-up of colourful characters
How to avoid having a nightmare before Christmas
Pricewatch: It’s not Halloween yet, but to prevent a festive fright, best be prepared
Fortnite owner signs multimillion deal to buy Irish ‘kidtech’ firm
Dylan Collins’s SuperAwesome acquired by Epic, games maker best known for Fortnite
Lego wins lockdown as Danish toymaker grows sales and profits
Other toymakers have struggled but Lego has shrugged off shop closures
Irish-founded tech company teams up with WPP to protect children online
SuperAwesome announces partnership with the world’s biggest advertising agency
Learning from the past to protect your brand during a crisis
Making bold marketing decisions now can pay dividends later, as previous downturns have shown
Equity markets ‘too volatile’ for bargain hunting, says Lego fund manager
Soren Thorup Sorensen manages $18bn portfolio as Kirkbi chief executive
Irish-founded ‘kid tech’ company SuperAwesome gets Microsoft backing
Microsoft has taken a stake in the group as it raises $17m in a new fundraising round
Lego looks at piecing together a rental service
Danish toymaker seeks to satisfy consumers pressing for more environmentally friendly products
In a world deluged by plastics, a giant factory rises to manufacture more
Royal Dutch Shell’s plant will produce more than a million tons of plastic, in the form of tiny pellets
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